DENVER-Per the results of a Monday vote conducted by the Western Athletic Conference’s Board of Directors, the eligibility period for participating by transitioning institutions into the WAC men’s and women’s basketball tournament has been shrunk to two years.
This means that Dixie State and Tarleton State, each of whom are joining the WAC for the 2020-21 academic season can participate in the WAC Tournament in 2023.
The previous eligibility standards had been based on the NCAA transition period which remains at four years and is unaffected by this vote.
The WAC joins the Atlantic Sun Conference in being the only NCAA Division I conferences to allow transitioning teams to compete in their basketball tournaments.
